STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1571

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 281

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 281 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to enhance safety on sidewalks by authorizing the counties to prohibit or regulate the use of electric personal assistive mobility devices on sidewalks.

     The Waikiki Improvement Association and Segway, Inc., testified in support of this bill.  The Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs supported the intent of this measure.  The Disability and Communication Access Board opposed this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to January 1, 2046, to encourage further discussion; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 281, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 281, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair